Know Before You Go
Whether you're traveling to witness the Great Migration or just want to learn more about Tanzania, peruse this array of helpful resources. Our wildlife guides, packing tips and safari stories will give you a true taste of wild Africa. The links below open each article in a new tab.
Travel Tips
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Wildlife Guide
Wildlife Guide
Learn about the Great Migration, regal predators and the other wildlife you may encounter on your East Africa safari.
Africa's Great Migration
Africa's Great Migration
This interactive map shows the seasonal migration patterns of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra as they move across the plains of Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Maasai Mara.
African Wildlife Trivia Quiz
African Wildlife Trivia Quiz
Take our African safari wildlife quiz to put your knowledge to the test, then share it with your family and friends to see who knows the most about life on the savanna!
Tanzania Weather & Climate
Tanzania Weather & Climate
Find out the typical weather conditions in Tanzania during the dry and rainy seasons.
Packing List
Packing List
We’ve made a comprehensive list of all the clothing and gear you’ll want to pack so you'll be well prepared for your East Africa safari.
Travel Stories & Articles
Six Facts About the Wildebeest Migration Across the Serengeti
Six Facts About the Wildebeest Migration Across the Serengeti
—By Chris Kassar
Imagine enormous herds of wildebeest and zebratraversing the East African plains while predators...
Imagine enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra
Meeting Maasai in Tanzania
Meeting Maasai in Tanzania
—By Don Martinson
Watching my daughter help get milk for a Maasai family that had just allowed us a glimpse of their pastoral life ingrained a lasting impression...
Watching my daughter help get milk for a Maasai family that had just allowed us a glimpse of their pastoral life ingrained a lasting impression...
Kenya or Tanzania: Which to Choose?
Kenya or Tanzania: Which to Choose?
—By Elissa Poma
Natural Habitat Adventures and WWF offer migration-oriented tours to both Tanzania and Kenya. But which to choose? During migration season in Tanzania...
Natural Habitat Adventures and WWF offer migration-oriented tours to both Tanzania and Kenya. But which to choose? During migration season in Tanzania...
Avid photographer? Put your camera down (sometimes)!
Avid photographer? Put your camera down (sometimes)!
—By Wendy Worrall Redal
Most serious adventure travelers take pleasure and pride in documenting their exploits through...
Most serious adventure travelers take pleasure and pride in documenting their exploits through...
Why a Great Safari Guide Makes All the Difference
Why a Great Safari Guide Makes All the Difference
—By Wendy Worrall Redal
As afternoon edged toward sunset in the private game reserve, our guide slowed the Land Rover to a halt as he studied the ground on the side...
As afternoon edged toward sunset in the private game reserve, our guide slowed the Land Rover to a halt as he studied the ground on the side...
10 Things to Take On Your Africa Safari
10 Things to Take On Your Africa Safari
—By Wendy Worrall Redal
Are you planning an African safari? You’ll no doubt be consulting detailed packing lists that advise you to bring various essentials such as binoculars...
Are you planning an African safari? You’ll no doubt be consulting detailed packing lists that advise you to bring various essentials such as binoculars...
